From @WorldBank: 'What the Future Has in Store - A New Paradigm for Water Storage' (I think this number doesn't include groundwater) bit.ly/43bqq6m
The articles displayed herein are selected by Dr. Elaine J. Hanford. I do not necessarily agree with the viewpoints expressed and the article descriptions that precede each link.
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 5 June 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
In Colorado, “geology is life”
Sarasota County, Florida, is distinguishing Nokomis holes “deep geological strata” from sinkholes
Museum of Geology at South Dakota School of Mines is commemorating 100th anniversary
Geological story of Valles Caldera in New Mexico
Bowen Basin Stories – Part 2: Geological Dramas
Summer season has begun at Crates of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Uranium deposits in Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada, formed more than 1.5 byo
WMU Dinosaur Park in Michigan is expanding into the Jurassic
Perspective: Pros and cons of the Anthropocene as a Geological Time Scale unit
- https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/should-the-anthropocene-be-added-to-the-geological-time-scale.html
Shallow earthquakes (M4.0 and M3.1) felt in northern Nevada – centered between Cold Springs and Peavine Peak – felt two very gentle pulses here at the homestead – MMI II
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/earthquakes-rattle-northern-nevada/ar-AA1c0M0F
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00860639/executive
Geological Mapping Project for the Arabian Shield valued at $207M
Devils Garden is a hydroclastic volcano
This goalie plans to become a geologist
European Energy Metals announces exploration planning for LCT and REE Nabba exploration in central Finland
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Strategic Plan – goals & objectives
- https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2023/05/federal-plan-outlines-post-earthquake-road-map-to-functional-recovery
- Plan: https://nehrp.nist.gov/pdf/FY2022-29%20NEHRP%20Strategic%20Plan%20-%20Post%20Version.pdf
Simulating the K/Pg extinction event
Further testing & analysis of structural elements & foundation conditions of failed Champlain Towers in Florida
- https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/05/may-31-2023-champlain-towers-south-investigation-update-second-warehouse
- https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1179197153/surfside-florida-condominium-collapse-champlain-towers-south
Complicated legal issues associated with Fernley groundwater and the Truckee Canal
AI models thickness of ancient crust – should not replace critical thinking by geologists
Glacial advances and retreats on Antarctica – ice thickness varies over time
- https://www.techexplorist.com/antarctic-ice-sheet-rocks-reveal-surprising-past/61046/
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adf2639
2 active craters & incandescent avalanches on Karangetang Volcano in northern Indonesia
Long-term, continuous record of uplift in southern Italy – Calabrian forearc uplift
Hydrothermal activity at “petit-spot” submarine volcanoes
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230601160150.htm
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00832-3
Archea can break down petroleum components on the sea floor - methanogenesis
- https://www.mpg.de/20408366/0601-mbio-bremen-researchers-cultivate-archaea-that-break-down-crude-oil-in-novel-ways-154772-x?c=2249
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01400-3
Not all gravel is created equal – impacts of gravel on cycling
Bihar Mines & Geology Department will have dedicated “Armed Mining Police Force” to curb illegal mining
Bowling Ball Beach on Mendocino Coast in California (video)
Update: new casework on missing geologist Daniel Robinson – last seen 23 June 2021 – cell phone data
Perspective: Europe needs geological strategy to compete with China
New theory on oxygen-rich atmosphere and evolution of Ediacaran animal life – phosphorus cycle
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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 5 June 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Repeated covid vaxxing with mRNA increases IgG4 levels may cause autoimmune diseases & promote cancer growth & autoimmune myocarditis in susceptible individuals – promotes unopposed SARS-CoV2 infection & replication by suppressing natural antiviral responses – higher mortality in people repeatedly vaxxed or in those who took third dose – all cause mortality higher than before the pandemic
- https://www.uncoverdc.com/2023/05/30/igg4-increases-with-repeated-mrna-vaccines-linked-to-disease/
- Paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/5/991
Australia boasted high vaxx rate, now concerned with high excess death rate though claiming it is not related to vaxxing
- https://www.actuaries.digital/2023/03/06/almost-20000-excess-deaths-for-2022-in-australia/
- https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-COVID-coronavirus-vaccine-australia-125014733236
A great Covid cover-up – a disastrous whitewash…history being rewritten in front of our very eyes – tackling “disinformation” became censorship
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/i-fear-we-are-witnessing-a-covid-cover-up/ar-AA1bZyrH
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-secretive-units-tackling-covid-disinformation-strayed-towards-censorship/ar-AA1c3uvG
Top Chinese scientist admits coronavirus may have emerged from accident at Wuhan Lab
Litigation continues in attempt to resolve issues surrounding water rights in Fenley and the Truckee Canal which dates to the origins of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Newlands Act
Toxic legacy of the Cold War nuclear weapons production defies solution: Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington and sites in South Carolina, Ohio, Idaho & Tennessee
Invasive (introduced) 25-pound snapping turtle captured in field in Oregon
Mountain lions “lethally removed” in northern Arizona after being labeled “aggressive”
US Appeals Court sending plan to allow continued cattle grazing in western Wyoming & urging consider limited how many female grizzly bears may be killed for preying on livestock
Black bear fights back after being shot twice for harassing chickens – Lankford went in search of the bear
11th horse euthanized (killed) after racing injury at Churchill Downs, Kentucky, in past month
State Farm will no longer sell new homeowner & property insurance policies in California – wildfire risks and construction costs outpacing high inflation
How the current administration defines “domestic terrorist” – parents protesting bad school policies, people who spread “disinformation” as defined by the current Disinformation Governance Board, political rivals and those who oppose current administration agenda … those who threaten Supreme Court justices, vandalize churches or firebomb pregnancy centers are not domestic terrorists
SunZia Project receives final BLM approval – 520-mile transmission line NM to AZ, 900 wind turbines – still questions as to whether project is justified – crossing environmentally sensitive lands
Invasive species intercepted by boat inspections at Lake Tahoe
More dumb human behaviors at Yellowstone that irritate Bison
Video: “The secret life of plastic recycling” – US produces more plastic waste than any other country – recycled or shipped overseas? Or incinerated where it produces toxic air pollution? – Plastic is ubiquitous
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/trashed-secret-life-plastic-recycling-99557139
- https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4022444-the-uns-low-ambition-plastics-plan-supports-industry-at-humanitys-expense/
“green” alternatives to throwaway plastics do not break down in the ocean
Idaho F&G Commission approved plan to reduce wolf population by 60% over next six years – limit to 500 wolves
Air New Zealand to weigh passengers to improve data on weight load & distribution
Sewage & chicken farming pollution result in downgrading ecological status of Rier Wye – “pea soup”
Animal rescue service shelters over-capacity crisis in Washoe County, Nevada,
- https://washoelife.washoecounty.gov/washoe-county/washoe-county-regional-animal-services-and-nevada-humane-society-unite-in-urgent-appeal-to-save-lives-in-overcapacity-crisis/
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/washoe-county-animal-services-kennels-reach-max-capacity-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade/ar-AA1bWOyU
Attempts to recycle plastic is simply recycling toxic chemicals and increasing pollution
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/significant-global-ecological-disruption-plastic-is-destroying-earth-and-recycling-won-t-help/ar-AA1bUrnt
- Greenpeace: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/new-greenpeace-report-calls-out-toxic-hazards-of-recycled-plastic-as-global-plastics-treaty-negotiations-resume-in-paris/
- Report: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GreenpeaceUSA_ForeverToxic_ENG.pdf
Mount Everest is yet another dumping ground for human trash
Bullfrogs are invading Sheridan, Wyoming – almost impossible to eradicate
Perspective: Thoughts on the Lower Colorado River Basin water deal – cut water use & received $1.2B
Slide show: Most modern Americans would not have survived the Oregon Trail journey by covered wagon
Proposed bill in Ohio designates climate policy as “controversial belief or policy” for higher education – would “encourage students to reach their own conclusions…and not inculcate any social, political, or religious point of view” – imagine that, expecting student to think critically about all topics!
Data reveals levels of radioactive contaminants in wastewater stored at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant – decommissioning company proposes dilution and releasing 1.1M gallons into Cape Cod Bay
- https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/05/25/state-report-radioactive-pollutants-pilgrim-wastewater
- Report: https://media.wbur.org/wp/2023/05/DPH-Split-sample-report-with-Holtec-results-5-19-23.pdf
New plan to raise 340-ft curved gravity Gross Dam near Boulder, Colorado, by 131 feet
Booming exurban population in Texas sprawls housing into areas subject to wildfire risk
Pot and illegal drug trade is poisoning California
Perspective: “Green Energy” is neither green nor energy
E-bikes are dangerous
Proposal to study & develop large-scale renewable hydrogen & CO2-based 3e-natural gas production
Arizona plans to limit new construction after analysis found not enough groundwater to support planned growth
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/water-concerns-prompt-new-limits-on-growth-in-arizona/ar-AA1c0Hv6
- https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179570051/arizona-water-shortages-phoenix-subdivisions
- Study: https://new.azwater.gov/phoenix-ama-groundwater-supply-updates
Teaching prescribed burns in California – with the erroneous idea that they will be kept under control
Can the risk of extinction from AI be mitigated? – we were warned by The Terminator
100% no-till farming would not only save soil but would help rebuild it
Visualizing population pyramids from different continents and countries – expansive, constrictive, stationary
Fixit culture still faces resistance – many items could be repaired rather than trashed
Lack of transparency in $8B “clean hydrogen” program
Slide show: human radiation experiments conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission – injected people with doses of plutonium & exposed people to full-body irradiation & dosing pregnant women
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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 5 June 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, turns phosphorescent green – why?
It is not a question of “rising sea level due to man-made global warming” but rather is coastal land subsidence cause by human activity
Sargassum seaweed washing up on Florida beaches contains Vibrio bacteria & plastic
- https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/perfect-pathogen-storm
- https://www.floridarambler.com/environment/sargassum-seaweed-florida-beaches/
Like humans, orcas are an apex predator
Japan preparing to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean
- https://www.cbsnews.com/video/japan-prepares-to-release-treated-radioactive-water-from-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-into-sea/
- https://apnews.com/article/japan-iaea-fukushima-nuclear-plant-water-release-3e3c295d77203dc3801ce139e6d745be
Charter boat found partially submerged off SE Alaska near Sitka – search for missing persons in rough seas
- https://www.dailynews.com/2023/05/31/authorities-identify-4-missing-1-dead-after-alaska-charter-boat-found-partially-submerged/
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/tragedy-left-5-dead-missing-040709180.html
Audit says EPA failed to oversee Lake Pontchartrain Basin grant program that dispensed $31M
- https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/epa-failed-to-oversee-lake-pontchartrain-grant-program-gao/article_4c4d5b28-ba74-5d1a-a5f7-59af43438c9e.html
- GAO Audit Report Summary: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105547
- GAO Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-105547.pdf
New evacuation maps for parts of Southeast Georgia as 2023 Hurricane Season begins
Locals consider culling herd in coastal Oregon communities due to increase in elk-human interactions
Invasive lionfish spreading southward from the Caribbean – threat to ecosystems & livelihoods
Increase in growth of coastal phytoplankton populations – some associated with upwelling currents – others caused by increased use and runoff of fertilizers
EPA proposes updated draft permit under CWA for MWRA Deer Island Treatment Plant to protect Boston Harbor
Warning issued to travelers to avoid Baja coastal highway due to landslide risk
Hoping beach restoration & coastal protection 5-year project will revive tourism in Saly, Senegal
Chemours missed extended 31 May 2023 deadline to complete mile-long underground barrier wall to limit PFAS contaminated groundwater from entering Cape Fear River in North Carolina
- https://coastalreview.org/2023/06/chemours-misses-deadline-to-complete-groundwater-barrier/
- Consent Order: https://www.deq.nc.gov/news/key-issues/genx-investigation
International terminals at Port of Oakland, California, closed Friday due to labor shortages
Upper Barataria Marsh Creation Project in Louisiana has moved estimated 8.4M cubic yards of sediment (video)
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